#VETSVolunteerVoices 🐄 Meet Rebecca Ndembo, an Extension Officer with Wakulima Dairy in Nyeri County, Kenya — working alongside farmers and VETS volunteers to turn practical training into everyday change.
🔗 Read Rebecca's story: www.vwb.org/site/blog/2026/04/02/vvv...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🐔 Meet Dr. Victoria Norgbey, a leader in Ghana’s poultry sector and former President of WIPVaC-Apex Ghana — a women-led organization working strengthening poultry production and women’s leadership.
🔗 www.vwb.org/site/blog/2026/03/04/vvv...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🌏 Meet Kavitha Misra, a Gender Advisor who spent 2 years in Vietnam working alongside local partners to strengthen gender-responsive One Health programming.
🔗 Read Kavitha’s full story of learning & impact: www.vwb.org/site/blog/2026/01/24/vvv...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🌍 In #Kenya, Saskatchewan #vetstudent Grace Friesen discovered that learning goes both ways. From tackling mastitis to leading workshops with Meru Dairy, she saw how curiosity & collaboration transform communities.
🔗 www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/10/19/vvv...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🐄 Meet Méli-Jade Léveillé-Blais, Animal Health Advisor in #Kenya with Meru Dairy.
🗣️ “Our role isn’t to stay indefinitely, but to share knowledge and build confidence.”
🔗 Read her full blog: www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/09/29/vvv...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🐄 Meet Maddalena Jacobson, Animal Health Advisor in #Kenya.
From training farmers in calf care & cow comfort to seeing women like Eunice grow thriving herds, her placement showed small changes spark big futures.
🔗 www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/09/22/vvv...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🐐 Meet Dayo Olaniyan, Gender Advisor in #Ghana with GAPNET. From training 230+ community members to gender analysis, her placement showed how equity drives resilience.
🔗 www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/09/14/vvv...
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#VETSVolunteerVoices 🐓 Kayla Williams, vet student & Animal Health Advisor, spent 3 months in #Ghana with WIPVaC-Apex, strengthening animal care & empowering women farmers. Read how her placement redefined the human–animal bond...
🔗 www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/09/07/vvv...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🌎 As a VETS Technical Advisor in Kenya, Dr. Karin Orsel:
✅ Visited 20+ dairy farms
✅ Led technical workshops
✅ Opened dialogue on gender in farming
✅ Mentored new volunteers
“Change takes time—but VWB is focused on the long-term.”
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/vets
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#VETSVolunteerVoices 🐄 In Kenya, VWB #volunteers Maddalena Jacobson & Laura Vivas joined a local vet to treat a heifer with pneumonia—turning concern into care. As Animal Health Advisors, they supported Wakulima Dairy to strengthen #animalhealth, one farm visit at a time.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/vets
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🐓 In rural #Ghana, farmers gathered as #volunteers Kayla Williams & Hannah Riegger discussed the #I2vaccine—an eyedrop that protects #poultry from #NewcastleDisease.
One eyedrop at a time: healthier flocks, protected incomes, stronger communities.
🔗 https://www.vwb.org/vets
#VETSVolunteerVoices 📢 Meet Elise Tessier, an #epidemiologist who spent 10 weeks supporting #Cambodia research in #zoonoticdisease risks, gender & climate change.
🗣️ "This experience taught me about #OneHealth, #Cambodia & myself"
🔗 www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/07/22/zoo...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🐄 Dr. Riley Bauman volunteered in Kenya as an #AnimalHealth Advisor—supporting farmers with #calfcare, #milkproduction, & #climateresilience. Read how hands-on training & #OneHealth thinking make a lasting impact:
🔗 www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/07/08/cal...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🐥📊 In Ghana, women poultry farmers are turning business dreams into bold plans. Guy Audet, a VETS volunteer, helped producers build skills, confidence & tailored business plans for growth.
🔗 Read more: www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/06/25/bus...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🗺️ Meet Ian Parfitt, a GIS Mapping Advisor who volunteered in #Cambodia with our local partner, supporting smallholder farmers and agricultural cooperatives in their journey toward organic certification.
🔗 www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/06/12/vvv...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🧼 In Kenya, Marjorie de Boer helped Wakulima Dairy restore broken sinks, install 11 soap dispensers & train staff on food safety protocols.
“Clean hands start with working taps,” she says. Small changes, big ripple effects.
🔗 www.vwb.org/vets
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#VETSVolunteerVoices ✈️ Today, 8 Emerging Leaders head to Ghana & Kenya to work with our #VETS partners supporting animal health, gender equity & sustainable livelihoods through #OneHealth.
🔗 Learn more: https://www.vwb.org/ELP
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#VETSVolunteerVoices 🌍 In #Ghana, #VETS Volunteer, Dr. Joseph Danquah led a #OneHealth training for 26 women poultry farmers with WIPVaC-Apex.
“Animal health is as important as human health.”
With better care + biosecurity, small changes are boosting productivity + livelihoods.
🔗 www.vwb.org/vets
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🌍 Meet Don Hilborn, an Agricultural Advisor who recently worked with our local partner, Wakulima Dairy, in #Kenya, helping #farmers improve #soilhealth, #manuremanagement & #feedproduction.
🔗 www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/04/08/vvv...
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#VETSVolunteerVoices 🌍 Karissa Gall, a recent Communications & Gender Advisor #volunteer in #Ghana, shares the story of Esther Nyarko—a #poultryfarmer who transformed her farm with support from our VETS partner, WIPVaC-Apex 👉 www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/03/24/vvv...
#VETSVolunteerVoices 🌍 Meet Zainab Baqiri, a #ClimateChange Advisor working with our partner, CARE #Laos, to strengthen #climateresilience, advance #climatesmart #agriculture & integrate gender-inclusive strategies: www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/03/10/vvv...
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#VETSVolunteerVoices 🌍 Meet Dr. Alina Cota-Merlo (DVM), Gender & Livelihood Advisor who spent 3 months in #Laos, working our local partner, CARE Laos, to advance gender equality & strengthen livelihoods 🔗 https://www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/02/23/vvv-alina-laos
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#VETSVolunteerVoices 🌏 Meet Harold Rudy, a #SustainableAgriculture Advisor, who worked with #farmers in Preah Vihear, #Cambodia to improve #soil health & promote #sustainablefarming!
🔗 www.vwb.org/site/blog/2025/02/11/vvv...
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#VETSVolunteerVoices 🎥 Meet Alina, a VETS volunteer who recently returned from #Laos, where she worked as a #Gender & #Livelihood Advisor with our local partner, @CARE International in Lao PDR. Learn more about the VETS program & get involved: https://www.vwb.org/vets
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